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Introduction This user's guide details the features of your Creative ZEN ® Mozaic EZ. Creative ZEN Mozaic EZ is a music and video player, alarm clock, recorder, and radio, all rolled into one. For setup and installation instructions, refer to the printed Quick Start that comes with your player.
Your Player at a Glance This section introduces your player and its parts. Click the numbered labels for more information.
Turning Your Player On and Off 1. To turn on your player, press and hold 2. To turn off your player, press and hold until the display screen lights up. until the Shutting down... message appears.
Selecting Menus and Options Your player has many menus and options from which you can select. This section explains the difference between menus and options, and how to access them. Menus are categories of content or player information. Examples of menus are Music and Settings. Options are actions you can perform on a menu item. Examples of options are Play and Seek To. When you turn on your player, you see the main menu. The main menu on your player leads to secondary menus called submenus.
Selecting an item 1. Press or 2. Press OK. 2. to highlight a menu or option item.
Navigating a List Quickly When you have a long list of items, the alphabet bar helps you to move quickly from one part of the list to another. Use the Direction Pad when moving along the alphabet bar, and when navigating between the alphabet bar and the list you are navigating. The alphabet bar appears in selected menus.
Locking Your Player Locking your player disables the functions of all buttons on your player. Locking your player is useful when you do not want to accidentally activate functions on your player, such as when your player is in your pocket or bag. To lock your player Press and select Lock from the options that appear. The Lock icon appears on the top right corner of the display screen. To unlock your player Press any button, and select Yes to confirm.
Playing and Managing Media Files This chapter tells you how to obtain, play and manage different media on your player.
Ripping Music When you rip music, you convert music tracks (often from CDs) into a format suitable for playback on your computer. You can rip music easily using applications such as Creative Centrale or Windows Media ® Player. 1. Make sure the audio CD you want to rip from is placed inside your CD drive. 2. Start Creative Centrale on your computer. button. Follow the instructions on the screen. For more 3. In Creative Centrale, click the Rip information, click the Help button.
Tagging Your Audio Tracks To tag an audio track is to add descriptive information to it, so that you can distinguish the track from among others later. Every audio track (MP3 or WMA file) has a set of properties that contains information such as song and album title, artist name and genre. Using these properties, your player organizes your music library into categories such as albums, artists and genres, enabling you to browse your huge collection of audio tracks quickly and easily.
Transferring Files to Your Player You can use Creative Centrale to easily transfer files to your player. For information on how to do this, click the Help button in Creative Centrale. Under the Search tab, type 'Transferring Media Files to Portable Players' in the text box and click List Topics.
Creating Playlists A playlist is a combination of selected tracks that you save for subsequent playback. On your player, a playlist first resides in the Selected Music view. See Entering Selected Music view. You can keep a playlist in Selected Music view indefinitely, but the playlist may become too long and unmanageable. To better manage your playlists, save your old playlists and create new ones periodically. To create a playlist in Selected Music view 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 7. 7. 7. 7.
Entering Selected Music view You can select a list of preferred music for playback. Selected music will be stored in the selected music view indefinitely until you save them as a playlist. 1. On the main menu, select Music Now Playing. 2. Press OK. In the Now Playing view, the progress bar changes to a rating bar. 3. Press OK a second time. Any Album Art you have is displayed on the screen. 4. Press OK a third time. The Selected Music view appears. 5. To exit, press .
Playing and Managing Music Tracks You can search for music tracks by album, artist or genre. If you have combined tracks from various albums, and saved them as playlists, you can also search your tracks by playlist. See Navigating a List Quickly . 1. Press and hold to enter the main menu. 2. Select Music. 3. Select a category, such as Albums or Playlists. 3. If you want to search by track title, select All Tracks. 4. Select the track you want, and press .
Adjusting Volume While a song or video is playing, press or to increase or decrease the volume. The volume is adjusted and the volume bar disappears after a short while. To limit the maximum volume level on your player, see Enabling Volume Restriction.
Shuffling and Repeating Tracks You can shuffle or repeat your list of selected tracks by selecting a different play mode. 1. In the main menu, select System Audio Settings Play Mode. 2. Select one of the following options: o Normal o Plays your selected tracks in sequential order. o Repeat Track o Repeats the current track. o Repeat All o Repeats all selected tracks. o Shuffle o Plays all selected tracks in random order, once only. o Shuffle Repeat o Plays and repeats all selected tracks, in random order.
Searching for Similar Tracks If you like the song you are playing now, you can do a quick search for other titles by the same artist. While the song is playing, press and select Lookup Artist. The Lookup Artist option is also available from the Selected Music view. See Navigating a List Quickly.
Rating Tracks Rate how much you like a track, so your player's DJ (see Being your own DJ ) can automatically play your favorite tracks. Choose from one to five stars. 1. On the main menu, select Music Now Playing. 2. Press OK. In the Now Playing view, the progress bar below changes to a row of stars. 3. Press or to select a rating. 4. Press OK.
Removing Tracks On your player, to remove tracks is to remove them from the Selected Music view only. The tracks are still in the player and can be accessed from submenus like Artists or Albums. To permanently remove tracks, use the delete function. See Deleting Tracks . 1. On the main menu, select Music Now Playing. 2. Press OK. In the Now Playing view, the progress bar changes to a rating bar. 3. Press OK again. The Selected Music view appears. 4. Press or to select a track. 5.
Deleting Tracks This action permanently deletes tracks from your player. To only remove tracks from the Selected Music view, see Removing Tracks . 1. On the main menu, select Music. 2. Select any submenu with audio tracks, for example, All Tracks. 3. Press or to select a track. 4. Press and select Delete Track or similar, depending on what you are deleting.
Using Bookmarks A bookmark marks a point within a track, so you can return to it at a later time. For example, if you are listening to your recording of an interview, insert a bookmark if you need to stop halfway through. When you want to continue listening from where you left off, go to this bookmark. You can use up to 10 bookmarks at any one time. To insert a bookmark 1. 2. 3. 3. Play the track that you want to bookmark. In the Now Playing view, while the track is playing, press and select Set Bookmark.
Searching within Tracks You can specify, in seconds or minutes, where you want to start playing a track. For example, if you want to start playback one minute into the track, you can 'seek to' the one minute position and then begin playback from there. 1. While a song is playing, press and hold to enter the main menu. 2. Select Music Now Playing. 3. Press and select Seek To. A progress bar and timer appear. 4. Press or to move backward or forward within the track. 5. Press OK. 5.
Being Your Own DJ Instead of selecting tracks yourself, let your player's DJ pick out tracks for you. 1. On the main menu, select Music DJ. 2. Select one of the following: o Album of the Day o Plays any album. o Random Play All o Plays all tracks, including your recorded tracks, in random order. o Most Popular o Plays frequently played tracks o Rarely Heard o Plays rarely played tracks. o Highly Rated o Plays tracks that you have rated highly. o Yet to be Rated o Plays tracks you have yet to rate. 3.
Playing Audible Files You can search and play Audible spoken word files the same way you search and play music tracks. See Playing and Managing Music Tracks . In addition, you can skip sections within Audible files. To skip sections within an Audible track 1. If you are not in the Now Playing view, press and hold to enter the main menu, then select Music Now Playing. 2. Press OK until the progress bar is divided into sections. 3. Press or to skip sections.
Listening to the Radio* Your player saves FM radio stations as presets. The FM frequency range on your player is set to "International" by default. Most regions in the world receive FM broadcasts in this range. *The FM Radio option is available on selected models only. If you are using your player in Japan, make sure you have selected "Japanese" as your player's default language before selecting your FM region. 1. On the main menu, select FM Radio. 2. Press and select Set Region. 3.
Performing an Autoscan and Autosave 1. Connect your earphones to the earphone jack. Your earphones act as an antenna and must be connected to your player for radio reception. 2. In the main menu, select FM Radio. 3. Press and select Autoscan. 4. When prompted to start autoscan, select Yes.
Performing a Manual Scan 1. Connect your earphones to the earphone jack. Your earphones act as an antenna and must be connected to your player to receive radio signals. 2. On the main menu, select FM Radio. 3. Press to go to Manual Scan view. On your display, the word 'preset' disappears. 4. Press and hold or to scan for the next available radio station. 4. Press or to fine-tune the frequency. 5. Press and select Save as Preset.
Naming or Renaming a Radio Preset 1. 2. 3. 4. On the main menu, select FM Radio. Select a preset. Press and select Name Preset. A virtual keypad appears. Use the Direction Pad to select characters to name your preset. Press sets and symbols. 5. When you have finished, select OK on the keypad.
Deleting Radio Presets 1. On the main menu, select FM Radio. 2. Select a preset. 3. Press and select Delete Preset.
Viewing Your Presets 1. On the main menu, select FM Radio. 2. In FM Radio view, press OK. The list of presets appears.
Recording with the Built-in Microphone 1. 2. 3. 4. 4. 5. 5. On the main menu, select Microphone. Place your player as close as possible to the source you are recording. Press to start the recording. To pause a recording session, press and select Pause. To resume, press . To end the recording session, press . The player automatically saves the recording. The track is named "MIC", followed by the date and time of the recording (YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS).
Playing Recordings 1. On the main menu, select Music Recordings. 2. Select the track you want. The track plays automatically.
Viewing and Managing Photos View photos individually, or as a slideshow, on your player. You can also play music at the same time. Your player displays photos in the JPEG (JPG) format only. Expect a short interval before the photos you select are displayed. Your player is preparing to load and display the photos.
Viewing Photos 1. 1. 2. 3. 4. On the main menu, select Photos Pictures. Folders of photos appear. If your photos are not yet organized into folders, thumbnails appear instead. Go to step 3. Select a folder. The photos from that folder are displayed as thumbnails. Select a thumbnail. The photo appears in full screen. You can do many things with your photo. Press and select one of the following: o Rotate to turn the photo 90° clockwise. o Zoom In to zoom in on a photo.
Displaying Photo Folders You can display your folders in a list or in rows. Choose the latter if you have many folders. To change how your folders are displayed, select a folder, press and select Switch View. You can choose not to display selected folders. For more information, see Hiding video or photo folders.
Viewing Slideshows 1. 2. 3. 3. On the main menu, select Photos Pictures. Select a folder or thumbnail, and press . To stop the slideshow, press . During the slideshow, you can press for additional photo options. See Viewing photos. You can have music while viewing a slideshow. Just play tracks before starting your slideshow.
Playing and Managing Videos Use Creative Centrale to transfer videos to your player. It automatically converts your videos to a format supported by your player. For information on how to transfer videos and other media files, click the Help button in Creative Centrale. Under the Search tab, type 'Transferring Media Files to Portable Players' in the text box and click List Topics.
Playing a Video 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 5. 6. In the main menu, select Videos. Select a video and press . To pause the video, press . Press again to resume. To stop the video, press . To rewind or fast-forward, press and hold or . Release the buttons to resume playback. You can do many things with videos. Press and select one of the following: o Seek To to specify, in minutes or seconds, where you want to start playing a video.
Deleting a Video 1. 2. 3. 4. On the main menu, select Videos Video. Select a video. Press and select Delete Video. Select Yes.
Hiding Video or Photo Folders You can hide video and photo folders containing items that you do not want your player to display. 1. Press and hold to enter the main menu. 2. Select Videos Video,then select a video folder. 2. OR 2. Select Photos Pictures, then select a photo folder. 3. Press and select Protect. A Protected Info icon appears on the folder. 4. Press and hold to enter the main menu. 5.
Setting a Password for Protected Folders You can password protect your Protected Info setting. 1. Press and hold to enter the main menu. 2. Select System Player Settings Protection Password. 2. Use the Direction Pad to enter a 4-digit numeric password. 3. Press OK to select the checkmark . 4. Press OK again to confirm the password. 4. You will be prompted for this password when you select System Player Settings Info: Show or Hide to select whether to show or hide the protected folders. 5.
Disabling or Changing the Password 1. To disable the password feature or change your password, select System Player Settings Protection Password. 2. Use the Direction Pad to enter your current password. 3. To disable the password, use the Direction Pad to enter 0000. 3. To change the password, use the Direction Pad to create a new password. 4. Select the checkmark to confirm your settings.
Managing Organizer Data Your player can store your contacts, calendar events and tasks from organizer programs such as Microsoft® Outlook. For information on how to do this, click the Help button in Creative Centrale. Under the Search tab, type 'Synchronizing Organizer Data with Player' in the text box and click List Topics.
Viewing the Calendar 1. In the main menu, select Extras Organizer Calendar. 2. Use the direction pad to select a month and day.
Viewing Today's Tasks 1. In the main menu, select Extras Organizer Tasks. 2. Use the direction pad to select a task that you want. For more information on adding tasks, see Managing Organizer Data.
Viewing Contacts 1. In the main menu, select Extras Organizer Contacts. 2. Select a name in your contact list to view details about the contact. For more information on adding contacts, see Managing Organizer Data.
Assigning Menu Shortcuts You can access the function you use most often by assigning a menu shortcut to your player's My Shortcut button . Do one of the following: Press and hold , and then select the desired function, or On the main menu, select System Player Settings My Shortcut Button the desired function.
Configuring Your Player's Menus You can personalize the main menu by adding, removing and re-ordering menu items. For example, if you usually search for songs by album, you can add Albums to the main menu so you can access the Albums view more conveniently. To add/remove menu items 1. 2. 3. 4. Press and hold to enter the main menu. Press , and select Configure Menu. To add menu items, press or to highlight the desired menu item. Press OK. A tick appears next to the selected item.
Setting the Menu Language 1. On the main menu, select System Language. 2. Select the language that you want.
Turning On/Off the Speaker* 1. Press . 2. Select Turn On Speaker or Turn off Speaker. Connecting or disconnecting your earphones automatically switches the audio output between the built-in speaker and the earphones. *The Built-in Speaker feature is available on selected models only.
Changing Audio Settings You can configure audio settings on your player in the following ways: Using Equalizer (EQ) Enabling Volume Restriction Enabling Smart Volume Enabling Bass Boost Page 52
Using Equalizer (EQ) EQ is the player's collection of equalizer settings, which you can use to enhance the quality of your audio tracks. You can select an equalizer preset or customize your own settings to suit the genre or style of your music. To select an equalizer preset 1. On the main menu, select System Audio Settings EQ. 2. Select one of the EQ menu items. 2. When an EQ setting is selected, appears on the Now Playing view. To customize equalizer settings 1. On the EQ screen, select Custom EQ. 1.
Enabling Volume Restriction Listening to audio at high volume for prolonged periods may damage your hearing. To protect your hearing, control your player's maximum playback volume. To enable volume restriction 1. On the main menu, select System Audio Settings Restrict Volume. The volume bar appears. 2. Press or to set the maximum volume that you want. You will be prompted to set a password. 3. Use the direction pad to set a password. 3. To disable password protection for this feature, enter 0000. 4.
Enabling Smart Volume You can limit the volume range of playback with Smart Volume. When enabled, Smart Volume sets playback at a constant volume, so you do not have to continually adjust the volume when you play back different tracks. On the main menu, select System Audio Settings Smart Volume.
Enabling Bass Boost Enabling bass boost enhances the quality of some audio. On the main menu, select System Audio Settings Bass Boost.
Changing Display Settings You can configure display settings of your player in the following ways: Changing the Theme Setting the Backlight Duration Setting the Display Brightness Page 57
Changing the Theme You can change your player's display color by selecting a different theme. 1. On the main menu, select System Display Settings Theme. The current theme is displayed. 2. Select the theme that you want. 2.
Setting the Backlight Duration 1. On the main menu, select System Display Settings Backlight Time. 2. Select the time that you want before your player's backlight dims.
Setting the Display Brightness 1. On the main menu, select System 2. Select the setting that you want. Display Settings Brightness.
Changing Player Settings You can configure general player settings in the following ways: Setting the Idle Shutdown Time Enabling the Sleep Timer Page 61
Setting the Idle Shutdown Time You can specify how long your player can remain inactive before it automatically shuts down. This feature helps you save battery power. 1. On the main menu, select System Player Settings Idle Shutdown. 2. Select the setting that you want.
Enabling the Sleep Timer You can specify a fixed period of time your player remains active before it automatically shuts down. For example, when you want to shut down the player after it has played music for an hour. 1. On the main menu, select System Player Settings Sleep Timer. 2. Select the duration that you want.
Changing Clock Settings You can configure your player's clock in the following ways: Setting the Date and Time Setting the Alarm Displaying the Time Page 64
Setting the Date and Time 1. On the main menu, select Extras Date & Time. The current date and time are displayed. 2. Press and select Set Time or Set Date. Use the direction pad to change the time or date settings. 3. Press or to select a date or time field. 4. Press or to change the value of the field, and press OK.
Setting the Alarm 1. 2. 3. 4. On the main menu, select Extras Date & Time. The current date and time are displayed. Press and select Set Alarm. Select Time, and use the direction pad to change the time settings. To change other alarm settings, select the setting you want, and use the direction pad to make the changes.
Displaying the Time 1. On the main menu, select System Clock Settings. 2. Select Clock in Title. 3. Select Digital if you want the time to be displayed on the top left corner of your player screen. Otherwise, select Disable. The title will be replaced with the time when the player is inactive for a few seconds.
Resetting Your Player You can reset your player to its original settings. In the main menu, select System Reset Settings.
Applications Your player initially contains a starter pack that includes the Creative Centrale software. You can also download this software from www.creative.com/zenmozaic-ez/getstarted .
Creative Centrale Creative Centrale is your complete media experience in one software. Use it to easily rip, tag, and organize all your media files. For a complete and easy guide for using this software, start Creative Centrale and click the Help button.
Frequently Asked Questions This section covers questions you might have while using your player. For further assistance, you may wish to consult our self-help tool "Knowledge Base". Go to www.creative.com, select your region and then select Support. For the latest firmware updates to improve the player's functionality, go to www.creative.com, select your region and then select Support Downloads. Can I transfer Digital Rights Management (DRM) protected WMA files to my player? Yes.
3. When the Creative logo appears , press and hold until the Recovery Mode screen appears. Three menu items are shown: Clean Up, Format All, and Reboot. 4. To clean up your player's memory, select Clean Up. 5. When the cleanup is complete, select Reboot. Your player restarts and starts rebuilding its music library. To format your player in Recovery Mode If your player is still performing erratically after you have cleaned up your player's memory, format your player. 1. Turn off your player. 2.
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